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From Cllr Warmishams blog

Middle picture of Matt looking out of it is not even from those set of holiday pictures. Think there may be some legal action taken. about an hour ago
Salford online making mountain out of molehill re Matt Mold. Smoking cherry tobacco on holiday Tunisia 2008 BEFORE he was a councillor. about an
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The average motorist has their car journeys recorded and stored by police almost 100 times a year, new figures show, furthering concerns over the growing surveillance state.

 

By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent Published: 7:00AM BST 12 Aug 2009

Forces across the country have expanded a car surveillance operation that will soon record up to 50 million [...]

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By Steve BogganLast updated at 9:42 AM on 06th August 2009

Laurie is no ordinary hacker. In the world of computing, he is considered a genius – a man whose talents are used by government departments and blue-chip companies to guard against terrorists and cyber-criminals.
But even by his standards, what he is about to demonstrate [...]

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 10p levy on carrier bags. EDWARD Davey MP wants to build environmentally sustainable homes and a two per cent land tax to pay for it.
 ”Our best hope is to win the hearts, minds and tastebuds of today’s children,” says health spokesman on obesity.
 ONE green conscious Lib Dem told the waitress at a reception she would not [...]

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Grayling noted in The Daily Mail that: “The deep rooted culture of drugs and crime that was once a feature of of fictional programmes like The Wire is now a reality on many of our streets. Young people are exposed to drugs and alcohol at a ludicrously early young age, they have no vestige of [...]

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 Salford on line are running a STORY On-spot fines -“too easy an option” for police, i agree perhaps they should have taken the story further. 
The IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists) has echoed the concerns of the Magistrates’ Association, pointing out that the careless driving ticket is too easy an option. What concerns me is the [...]

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Five million people have never worked under Labour
Latest figures show that three million people have not had a job since before 1996, and a further two million people in England and Wales have never had a job at all.
 
 Comment . Well they will all be in good Company when the Tories take control.

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Last year, almost 4,000 women in England gave birth in a location other than a designated labour bed in a hospital.
Hospitals also gave examples of babies being born in midwife offices, lifts, toilets and a caravan. Some of these births will have been genuine. Is this spin or what. My brothers and sisters where born [...]

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The conservatives state they would freeze community charge, offering a saving of £200.00 per resident over two years. A vote winner? of course, i for one would love to pay less, but in the real world away from Tory fantasy the truth, the only real way to reduce taxation and keep a sensible level of [...]

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Tories take up budget airline model for services
Barnet Council is using the model of low cost airlines such as Ryanair and Easyjet and has been unofficially labelled “Easycouncil”. The council plans to make savings of £15 million a year and residents will be able to pay more for improved services
You can even pay more to [...]

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